Hari Ram
Hari Ram Kishori Lal | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister of Sindh for Minorities Affairs | |
| In office 19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023 | |
| Provincial Minister of Sindh for Social Welfare | |
| In office 19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023 | |
| Provincial Minister of Sindh for Prisons | |
| In office 19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023 | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | PS-47 (Mirpur Khas-I) |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office March 2012 – March 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan People's Party |
Hari Ram (Template:Lang-ur) is a Pakistani Hindu politician from Sindh. A five-time legilslator to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, Ram was the first non-Muslim to win a non-reserved constituency in (West) Pakistan; he served in the Senate from 2012 to 2018.
Early life
Ram was born on 29 May 1952 in Mirpurkhas.[1] A landlord, he did not study beyond high school.[1]
Political career
Hari Ram won four consecutive elections to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in 1988, 1990, 1993, and 1997 as one of the five representatives of the local Hindu community; he did not have any political affiliation.[2] In 2012, he was elected to the Senate of Pakistan from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on the sole seat reserved for minorities from Sindh.[3][a]
In 2018, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly from Mirpur Khas-I, becoming the first non-Muslim to win a non-reserved constituency in any provincial assembly of Pakistan.[5][6] He was inducted into Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah's cabinet, and made the Minister for Minorities Affairs with the additional portfolios of Social Welfare, and Prison.[7]
Personal life
Ram has a son.[8] On 21 May 2021, he suffered a cardiac arrest while attending a ministerial meeting.[9]
Notes
- ^ Ram secured 157 votes against a paltry 4, secured by Photo Mal alias Dileep of Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[4]
References
- ^ a b "Profile". www.pas.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Detailed Results of Elections to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Undated. Election Commission of Pakistan
- ^ "PPP dominates Senate elections". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Senate elections: Despite drama, upset, PPP comes out on top - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan election: Muslim-majority areas elect 3 Hindu candidates in Sindh". Business Standard India. 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah picks his 10-member cabinet". DAWN.COM. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2020-06-08). "Minister's son, guard and driver injured in accident". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Sindh Food Minister Kishori Lal suffers heart attack". Daily Times. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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